In this new edition of "The Amish and the State" Donald Kraybill
brings together legal scholars and social scientists to explore the
unique series of conflicts between a traditional religious minority
and the modern state. In the process, the authors trace the
preservation--and the erosion--of religious liberty in American
life. Kraybill begins with an overview of the Amish in North
America and describes the "negotiation model" used throughout the
book to interpret a variety of legal conflicts. Subsequent chapters
deal with specific aspects of religious freedom over which the
Amish and the state have clashed. Focusing on the period from 1925
to 2001 in the United States, the authors examine conflicts over
military service and conscription, Social Security and taxes,
education, health care, land use and zoning, regulation of
slow-moving vehicles, and other first amendment issues. New
concluding chapters, by constitutional expert William Ball, who
defended the Amish before the Supreme Court in 1972 in the landmark
"Wisconsin v. Yoder" case, and law professor Garret Epps, assess
the Amish contribution to preserving religious liberty in the
United States.
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